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AFM232 Financial Instruments and Markets

Updated: 05 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 August 2013 21 August 2013 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) John Anderson (john.anderson@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit builds on the principles of finance introduced in AFM231. The unit focus includes: financial instruments and markets; the domestic financial system; money, share and bond markets; foreign exchange; swaps, futures and options; and overseas finance and investment.

Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate knowledge of the constituents of the Australian overall financial system and their functions;
  2. understand the working of money markets and institutions operating in money and capital markets in Australia;
  3. demonstrate knowledge of the functioning of security markets in Australia and acquire knowledge of the valuation of bonds and shares;
  4. demonstrate a basic understanding of financial risk management and the instruments applied to manage financial risk.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
An introductory command of the financial economic discipline will be achieved through knowledge presented in the lectures, tutorial work and through assessment tasks.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communications skills are assessed and practised in the assignment work and are practised in online communications.
True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with a global perspective and context in financial economics and these are assessed in all assessment tasks.
True True
4 Information Literacy
This is practised through assignment preparation, use of the Internet, and online participation.
True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit supports the student to develop lifelong learning by encouraging intellectual interest and critical thinking, particularly in financial economics.
True True
6 Problem Solving
The unit content and assessments focus on problem solving skills in financial economics.
True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are encouraged to appreciate aspects of social responsibility in relation to financial economics.
True True
8 Team Work
Students are encouraged to practise teamwork in broad terms eg in tutorials and in online discussions.
True
   

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